When BSC was hot, you didn't get on board. When it really took off, you went to play with other chains, only to be proven wrong and come back. Such actions are not accidental; there is a deeper logic behind them.



Let's first talk about the phenomenon. Every wave of BSC's market trend, upon closer inspection, almost never results from the market's self-driven forces. Although there are many retail investors, individual strength is pitifully weak and cannot support such a system-level trend. Who is truly capable of initiating a market movement? Only platforms and leading market makers have the ability and motivation.

More importantly— their timing is often very fixed: when a platform wants to launch new features or ecosystems. This year, there have been two very clear cases.

In March, a major exchange launched a new trading platform. To support this launch, a related batch of tokens gained momentum. This was not a coincidence but a planned ecosystem activation. Then in October, the wallet feature was officially launched, sparking another round of artificial hype. First, they created a narrative point of "official account hacked" (to be honest, if the Twitter security of top global exchanges were as weak as their risk control levels, the probability of hacking would be extremely low). Media reports followed what they saw without deep investigation, and under the story of "account loss control," the price of a certain token was pushed up again. In fact, days before the official launch, the platform's financial products had already started to generate buzz early.

What is the deeper truth behind this?

It's not that the market needs a bull run, but that platforms need a bull run to promote their new businesses.

The primary market is essentially a contest for attention, with the core logic summarized in four words: follow the money. So, the real situation is actually the opposite—it's not you deciding where to make money, but capital flows that determine where you must go.

Once you understand this, it’s easy to grasp the next two questions.

First, a bull market on the chain has never been driven by sentiment or consensus alone; fundamentally, it is the result of a bunch of money being poured in. You need to look at three indicators: the scale of capital inflow, trading depth, market sentiment, and storytelling. When these three align, the trend naturally forms.

Second, who has the ability to create such large-scale capital inflows? Retail investors can't do it, the influence of KOLs is limited, only platforms, on-chain whales, and leading market makers hold this trump card.

Therefore, those who are always missing out are not wrong in choosing the wrong chain; the problem is that they haven't seen where the money is truly flowing.
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AlwaysAnonvip
· 5h ago
Following the money is the best advice. I'm that kind of idiot who always misses out...
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MidnightSnapHuntervip
· 11h ago
Well said. It's just these big players playing puppet shows, what are we retail investors supposed to do?
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gm_or_ngmivip
· 11h ago
That's right, following the money is the right way. The problem is, how can retail investors possibly see through the tricks of the big players?
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SchrodingerWalletvip
· 11h ago
Basically, it's about following the big funds. No matter how smart retail investors are, they're just destined to be chopped leeks.
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GasGuruvip
· 11h ago
How many times have you heard the phrase "Follow the money"? The key is, how do retail investors follow? The information gap is right there.
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DegenGamblervip
· 11h ago
It's so heartbreaking. I am the unfortunate one who got cut twice. Reading this article now makes it even more painful... I think I’ve truly understood the phrase "follow the money," but even after understanding it, I can't change my habit of chasing highs, haha.
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ContractFreelancervip
· 11h ago
The reasoning may be rough, but chasing hot topics is less practical than monitoring wallet flows.
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